Pampering The Ex-Wife 33

Old Master Sterling couldn’t believe that Gabriel had lived with Catherine for so long and yet hadn’t known she was pregnant.

He was certain that Gabriel had purposely kept it a secret, probably because he feared the old man wouldn’t allow Catherine back into the Sterling family.

Utter nonsense! His family wasn’t the kind to separate mother and child. At worst, she could be a concubine, couldn’t she? After all, Juliet and Catherine were once sisters; serving the same man would only make their bond stronger, wouldn’t it?

The more the old man thought, the angrier he became. So, he ordered the assistant standing beside him:

“Give him twenty lashes for me.”

The assistant was stunned and terrified, holding the rod but unable to move.

Gabriel said nothing, only knelt before the old man and said, “Go ahead and hit me.”

The assistant, trembling, approached and raised the rod, striking Gabriel’s back.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes...

“Haven’t you eaten?” Old Master Sterling barked.

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